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ReviewPloS one2023

Trends in prevalence and determinants of severe and moderate anaemia among women of reproductive age during the last 15 years in India.

Marimuthu Sappani, Thenmozhi Mani, Edwin Sam Asirvatham, Melvin Joy, Malavika Babu, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan

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Review in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Contributing Factors of Anaemia Among Women in The Reproductive Age Group (15 to 49 Years) in Rural Chengalpattu District: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Marimuthu SappaniDepartment of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8473-4241
Thenmozhi ManiDepartment of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3932-5625
Edwin Sam AsirvathamHealth Systems Research India Initiative (HSRII), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
Melvin JoyFaculty of Medical Sciences, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9323-994X
Malavika BabuDepartment of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lakshmanan JeyaseelanMohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE.
Christian Medical College, Vellore · INMohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences · AENewcastle University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnaemia is a serious global public health problem that disproportionally affects children, adolescent girls, and women of reproductive age, especially pregnant women. Women of reproductive age are more vulnerable to anaemia, particularly severe and moderate anaemia leads to adverse outcomes among pregnant women. Despite continuous Government efforts, anaemia burden still poses a serious challenge in India. The objective of this study is to assess the trends in prevalence and determinants of severe and moderate anaemia among women of reproductive age between 15 and 49 years.

methodWe used three rounds of the large-scale National Family Health Survey (NFHS) India, conducted on a representative sample of households using a cross-sectional design across the country in 2005-06, 2015-16 and 2019-2021. We included all the women aged 15 to 49 years in our analysis. We used the same haemoglobin (Hb) cut-off values for all the three rounds of surveys to ensure comparability. Generalized linear regression analyses with log link were done. Survey weights were incorporated in the analysis.

resultsThe prevalence of severe or moderate Anaemia (SMA) in non-pregnant women was 14.20%, 12.43% and 13.98%; it was 31.11%, 25.98% and 26.66% for pregnant women in 2006, 2016 and 2021 respectively. The decline in SMA prevalence was 1.54% in non-pregnant women, whereas it was 14.30% in pregnant women in 15 years. Women who were poor, and without any formal education had a higher risk for severe and moderate Anaemia.

conclusionDespite the intensive anaemia control program in India, SMA has not declined appreciably in non-pregnant women during the last two decades. Despite the decline, the prevalence of SMA was about 26% in pregnant women which calls for a comprehensive review of the existing anaemia control programmes and there must be targeted programmes for the most vulnerable and high-risk women such as rural, poor and illiterate women of reproductive age to reduce the burden of anaemia among them.

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AnemiaAdolescentAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndiaMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsYoung Adult

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PMID37262022
PMCPMC10234534
OpenAlexW4378977303

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